Friday 15
Richmond hosts its Season Launch, combined with a reunion of the 1969 Premiership side and the induction of Jack Baggott and Tony Free into the Hall of Fame, with Jack Titus and Roger Dean elevated to Immortal Status.

A minute's silence is observed before the bounce, in memory of the victim of the 2019 terrorist attack in Christchurch. All players wear two black armbands.

Tom Lynch's kicks Richmond's first goal, it is his first goal with his first kick for the club.
Noah Balta kicks his first goal with his first kick.
Mav Weller, the 3rd debutant this day, kicks a behind with his first kick for the club.

This is the first match where the club uses their own numbering board to indicate players to come off and on the ground, as runners are banned until after each goal.

Carlton's opening quarter of 0.1 is their lowest against Richmond since Aug. 4 1894 in the VFA. That day Carlton were scoreless in the first quarter , but behinds didn't count in official scores back then.

Shane Edwards captains Richmond for the first time.
He is the second indigenous captain behind Maurice Rioli, 12 games, 1985 season.
Richmond play without Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt, Trent Cotchin, and Dustin Martin.
Their victory is considered one of the club's best Home and Away wins of in their modern history.

Riewoldt returns from hand injury to captain. He subsequently suffers a knee injury.
Pre-match ceremony includes the lighting of the cauldron by the parents of Sapper Rowan Robinson, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011.